Looks like the feds are doing an end run around Portland city prosecutors. They are picking up protestors let go by the city and charging them with comparable Federal charges.

pdxgdc.com/recent-fbi-visits/

Portland General Defense Committee @pdxgdc

We have confirmed reports of the Federal Bureau of Investigation visiting people’s homes in the last week or so. The result of some of these visits is that people with state charges, whether they have been no-complained or not...

U.S. Attorney Oregon @USAO_OR Two Portland-area residents have been charged with civil disorder for targeting @PortlandPolice officers with lasers during recent riots. Both defendants face up to 5 years in federal prison on the felony charge.

Read more:

http://go.usa.gov/xGb4Y

http://go.usa.gov/xGb42

U.S. Attorney Oregon @USAO_OR

A Washington State man with multiple riot-related arrests has been charged with civil disorder, a federal felony, after assaulting a @PortlandPolice officer. Read more:

Katie Daviscourt @KatieDaviscourt

JUST IN: Washington State Patrol arrests every single criminal BLM driver for illegally protesting on the NB- I5 freeway.

Great work, @wastatepatrol! #seattleriots #seattleprotests

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4:30 PM · Sep 3, 2020